Folding bench



Dec. 27, 1927. P. szuHANszKY FOLDING smzcn' Filed Jan. 4, 1927 2Sheets-Sheet l I Dec. 27, 1927.

P. szuHANszK? FOLDING BENCH ile J n- 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec.27, 1927.

UNITED STATES PAT PAUL SZUHANSZKY,

01 NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO, CANADA.

FOLDING BENCH.

I Applicationifiled January 4, 1927. Serial No. 158,915.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in foldingbenches of that kind usually employed upon lawns and the like. 7 r

6 The primary object of. the invention is to provide a folding benchwhich is extremely simple and durable in construction and may be readilyset up for use or folded in compact condition to be conveniently storedaway in a comparatively small space when not required for use.

More particularly, the invention contemplates the provision of animproved folding bench embodying pivoted crossed legs and a back rigidwith the front legs including rigid slat carrying extensions upon theupper ends of the front legs, the slats of the back being fastened tothe forward edges of the front leg extensions and projecting beyond theend ones of the latter, and a seatbottom including slat supporting barshinged at their forward ends to vthe upper forward ends of the rearlegsand slidably associated at their rear ends with the front legextensions, the slats of the seat bottom projecting beyond the end onesof, the seat bottom sup porting bars in position to flatly engage thefrontedges of the front leg back extensions to limit the foldingmovement of the parts to a flush compact relation.

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of'the invention isbetter understood, and the same consists in the novel form, combinationand arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in theaccompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicatecorresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a bench constructed inaccordance with the present invention and set up for use;

Figure 2 is a rear perspective view there- Figure 3 is a rearperspective view of the bench in folded condition;

Figure 4 is a front perspective view of the folded bench shown in Figure3.

' Referring more in detail to the drawings,

the present invention embodies four pairs of front and rear legs 5 and6, respectively, which are crossed and pivotally connected intermediatetheir ends as at 7, upon aligned horizontal axes, the rear legs 6associated with the end front legs 5 being disposed at v the inner sidesof the latter, and the rear legs 6 associated with the intermediatefront legs 5 being disposed at the outer sides of said intermediatefrontlegs.

The front legs 5 are provided at their upper ends with rigid extensions8 across the front edges of the upper end portions of 1 which aresecured a plurality of slightly spaced slats 9 which project beyond theend front leg extensions and cooperate with said front leg extensions toform a back rigid with the front legs.

7 The bench further embodies a seat bottom composed of a plurality ofsupporting bars 10 hing-ed at their forward endslas at 11 to the forwardupper ends of the rear legs 6, Y

one bar 10 being pivoted to each leg 6. As

shown, the bars 10 pivoted to the end legs 6 are disposed at the innersides of the latter, while the bars 10 pivoted to the intermediate legs6 are arranged at the outer sides of said intermediate legs 5. -The seatbottom of the bench further includes a plurality of slightly spacedparallel slats 12 secured across the upper edges of the supporting bars10 and extending beyond the end Ones of the latter so as to flatlyengage the forward edges of the leg extensions 8 when the seat bottom.-is swung upwardly in the folding operation of the bench, as

illustrated in Figures 3 and 4. In-this folded condition the rearmostslat '12 of the seat bottom lies-adjacent and under the lowermost slat 9of the back, and the folding movement of the legs 6 is effectivelylimited so that the same are aligned with the bars 10 coincident withthe legs 5 and their extensions 8. Moreover, the structure iseffectively braced when folded and the folding movement of the parts isfurther properly limited by having the rear ends of the bars 10 projectrearwardly beyond the rearmost slat 12 so that said projecting ends ofthe bars 10 engage the rear surface of the lowermost back slat 9 whenthe bench is in folded condition, as illustrated in Figure 3.

In order to cause the proper upward swinging movement, of the seatbottom of the bench when thelatter is folded, a horizontal rigid guidebar 13 is provided, which 7 adjacent the upper and lower ends theextensions 8 for suitably beveled, as shown,

sides of the end ones of the bars 10 and slid ably engage inlongitudinally elongated straight grooves 16 provided in the inner sidesof the extensions 8 on the end front legs 5. The slots and grooves 16extend upwardly for a distance slightly greater than the extreme upwardlimit of movement of bar 18, so as to permit the before mentioned flatengagement of the slats 12 with the front edges of the extensions 8 whenthe bench is folded, thereby permitting, with assurity, the completecompact folding movement of the parts and the action of the slats 12 inconjunction with limiting the folding movement. When the bench is set upfor use, the lower ends of the legs 5 and 6 will flatly engage theground, the same being for this purpose, and the rod 13 will engage thelower ends of the slots 15 and grooves 16 so as to properly support thebench seatbottom at its rear edge, at this time. Naturally, the

opening movement of the legs 5 and 6 is properly limited by theengagement of the rod 13 in the slots 15 and grooves 16, and the forwardportion of the bench bottom is accordingly supported by its connectionwith the rear legs 6 at 11, when the bench is set up for use.

Each end rear leg 6 is rigidly connected with theadjacent intermediaterear leg 6 of said legs by co-planar horizontal brace'bars 17 and thefront legs 5 are rigidly connected adjacent their lower ends by means ofa brace bar 18 which is secured across the forward edges of the legs 5in position to engage the when the slats 12 in limiting the parts.

From the foregoing description it will be forward edges of the rear legs6 bench is folded to aid the seat the folding movement of seen that thepresent bench is of a most simple and inexpensive nature, may be readily set up for use or folded in very compact condition, and will notbereadily damaged when in its folded condition, because of thearrangement of the slats 9 and 12 and brace bar 18 and their cooperationwith the legs, leg extensions and supporting bars 10.

Minor changes maybe made without departing from the-spirit and scope ofthe invention as claimed. 1

WVhat I claim as new is A folding bench comprising end and intermediatepairs of crossed front and rear legs pivotally connected upon alignedhori zontal axes, the front legs having co-extensive integral extensionsat their upper ends, horizontal slats secured acrossithe front edgesofthe upper tensions to form a back, supporting bars pivoted at theirforward ends to the forward upper ends of the rear legs,'parallel slatssecured across the upper edges of said supporting bars to form adaptedto engage the front edges of the leg extensions below the first namedslats when the bench is, folded with the legs and the supporting bars inside by side parallel end portions of said ,ex-

a seat bottom-and relation, means pivotally and slidably connecting therear ends of the supporting bars to said leg extensions, theintermediate rear.

legs-being arranged at'the outer sides of the intermediate front legsand having their associated supporting outer sides thereof, the end rearlegs being arranged at the inner sides of the end front legs andhavingtheir associated supporting bars arranged at the inner sidesthereof, and co-planar horizontal brace bars rigidly connecting the rearlegsin pairs. I

In testimony whereof I affixmy signature.

PAUL sZUI-IANSZKY. i

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